Apparatus for making candles.



PATENTED NOV. 7, 1905.

J. PEREIRA. APPARATUS FOR MAKING CANDLES.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 11, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

APPARATUS FOR MAKING CANDLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Nov. 7, 1905.

Application filed May 11, 1905. Serial No. 259,908.

T0 (0 whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS PEREIRA, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for MakingCandles, of which the following is a specification, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings, and will thenpoint out the novel features in claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a bottom view of a clamp-board embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is aview in transverse section of the same on a larger scale.

The device comprises a board or table 1 of any suitable form, shape,size, or configuration. It is here shown as rectangular with plane upperand lower surfaces. Secured to the lower side thereof are a series ofguides 2 2, arranged in pairs and adapted to receive and support slides3. The slides 3, which are arranged in two sets inserted from oppositesides of the board, comprise each a thin perforated plate provided witha handle 4, by which they may be readily manipulated. It may be hereremarked that in Fig. 1 of the drawings only that pair of slides at theextreme left-hand side of the figure are completely illustrated indetail with their full complement of perforations, clamping devices,&c., the remaining slides being merely inclicated in order to avoidunnecessary duplication. The guides are preferably inclined downwardlytoward the outer edge of the table or board, as shown more particularlyin Fig. 3, so that they may be readily slid into position withoutcontact with the under side of the table. Once they are in position, asshown at the left-hand side of Fig. 3, they able clamping devices 5.

may be raised into intimate engagement with the under side of the tableby means of suit- The clamping devices herein comprise cams oreccentrics 6, mounted upon shafts 7 and provided with hand-operatinglevers 8.

On the right-hand side of Fig. 3 one of the slides is shown as pressedupward against the under side of the table clamped in position. I haveshown such clamps as at the outer end of the slidesz'. 6., near theedges of the table; but the clamps may be otherwise disposed, ifdesired, or a greater or less number of clamps may be employed for eachslide, engaging same at different points, or clamps of a differentconstruction may be employed, if preferred.

The table or clamp board lis provided with suitable bearing members 9,fitted to the slides 10. A suitable number of these bearing members andslides will be employed to give the necessary stability to the table, sothat it will move up and down steadily and evenly. Chains 11 or otherconnecting means may be secured to the clamp or table at points 12 andmay be employed for raising and lowering the table in the manufacture ofcandles.

In operation the candle-wicks, which are previously dressed, as iscommon, are mounted in position by having their ends inserted throughthe perforations 13 in the slides 3, the extreme upper ends of the wickbeing turned over, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2, the remainderof the wicks being allowed to hang down freely. IV hen all the wicks fora single slide are in position, the slide is pushed into place,supported by its respective guide, and is then clamped in position bymeans of the clamping device. In so clamping the slide the wick endswhich protrude through the perforations will be pressed up against theunder side of the table, so that they will be securely held in positionduring the operation of dipping.

Preferably I provide the under side of the table with a layer of felt,flannel, or similar material 14, so as to provide a yielding surfaceagainst which the wick ends will be pressed. As stated above, the slideat the left-hand side in Fig. 3 is shown as merely inserted, but not asclamped in position, while the slide at the right-hand side in saidfigure is shown as clamped in position. In Fig. 2

four of the slides are shown unclamped and five of them are clamped inposition.

When the wicks have all been put in position and clamped in place, thedevice as a. whole is moved vertically up and down, so as tosuccessively submerge the depending wicks into a bath arranged beneaththem containing melted paraffin, wax, grease, tallow, or any desiredmaterial. After a sufiicient number of such dippings a body of thismaterial is formed around the wicks until finally a candle of thedesired proportions is produced. When this stage is reached, the clampsmay be released and the slides withdrawn from position, the candlesbeing allowed to drop onto a suitable table or other receiver preparedto receive them.

It will be readily understood that I may provide any number of slidesfor the table and make the table of any desired size, and the capacityof an apparatus of this kind is practically unlimited. In other words,by merely making the apparatus large enough I may make as many candlesas I desire in the same time as one may be made. The cost then ofmanufacturing candles in this manner is reduced to a minimum, andespecially is this so when it is considered that a cheap class of labormay be employed, as the work requires practically no skill at all.

What I claim is 1. In an apparatus of the class described, thecombination with a table or board arranged horizontally, and adapted tobe vertically reciprocated, of a plurality of movable perforated platesfor said table arranged to receive wicks in their perforations, andclamps for clamping the plates against the under face of the table,whereby the ends of the wicks protruding through the perforations, maybe clamped between the upper face of the plates and the under face ofthe table.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a tableor board arranged horizontally, and adapted to be verticallyreciprocated, of a plurality of perforated slides, guides for saidslides arranged to receive wicks in their perforations arranged beneaththe table, and clamping devices for the slides arranged to clamp themagainst the under face of the table, whereby the ends of the wicksprotruding through the perforations in the slides may beclamped betweenthe upper face of the slides and the under face of the table.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a tableor board arranged horizontally, and adapted to be verticallyreciprocated, of a plurality of perforated slides, guides for saidslides arranged to receive wicks in their perforations arranged at aninclination beneath said table, and clamping devices for the slidesarranged to clamp them against the under face of the table, whereby theends of the wicksprotruding through the perforations in the slides maybe clamped between the upper face of the slides and the under face ofthe table.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a tableor board arranged horizontally and adapted to be verticallyreciprocated, said table or board provided with a pad of yieldingmaterial, of a perforated plate for said table, and means for pressingit against said pad.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a tableor board arranged horizontally and adapted to be verticallyreciprocated, of a perforated plate, and adjustable means for pressingsaid plate against the under side of the table and clamping it in suchposition, whereby wick ends protruding through the perforations in saidplate will be securely held between the plate and the under side of saidtable or board.

JULIUS PEREIRA.

WVitnesses:

D. HOWARD HAYwooD, (J. L. HALL.

